Improvement in monuments



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Monument.

No. 197,069. Patented Nov. 13,1877.

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CONRAD W. WIOKHAM, OF WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN MONUMENTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 197,069, dated November13, 1877 application filed August 3, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CONRAD W. WICKHAM, of Wheeling, in the county ofOhio and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Tombstone-Mom uments and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description to which my inventionappertains to make,

construct, and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and arrangement, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure1 is a front view. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal central section.Fig.3 is a transverse central vertical section. Fig. 4 is a view showingthe rod and spring; and Fig. 5 is a central longitudinal section of thebase, in modification.

A represents the base, made either of marble, pressed or molded glass,and in one or more pieces.

'When the base is constructed in one piece it may be made hollow, asshown in Fig. 5, if desired, leaving sufficient bearing to support themiddle section B.

The vertical extension or middle section B is made of any desired numberof slabs or plates of glass, cemented, or held together bytongue-.and-groove joints, or any other suitable means.

The inscription, photograph, or other design may be cut or painted onthe inside of the glass plates before setting them in position, thusovercoming the difliculty experienced in placing the inscription on theinside, where it will be sufficiently protected, heretofore found whenglass cylinders were used in the construction of monuments. 4

On top the middle section B is. placed a cap, 0, of pressed or moldedglass, made after any desired pattern or design.

These parts are held together by a tensionrod, D, provided at the bottomwith a spiral spring, E, and washers F. This rod is passed up throughthe base, middle section, and cap. A head, G, is then screwed on theend.

The spring is strong enough to securely hold the parts together, and atthe same time allow of any expansion or contraction of the glass or rod.7

The tension-rod may be extended any required distance above the cap, andbe provided with an ornament of any desired design.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The hereinbefore-described tombstonemonument, constructed in sectionsB, made of plate-glass, substantially as described.

2. In a tombstone-monument, the base A, middle section B, composed ofslabs of plateglass, and cap 0, in combination with the rod D,screw-head G, spiral spring E, and washers F, all constructed andarranged substantially in the manner shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

' CONRAD W. WIGKHAM.

Witnesses: N. CROWLEY,

W. J. GoTTs.

